I've heard a doctor or two say that it is advised to get six to eight hours of sleep depending on the needs of your body. Proper rest is good for all functions of life, whether that be metabolism, brain function or campaigning abilities. Nevertheless, I have spent many a sleepless night working on reports, GOTV efforts and supplying volunteer outposts for whatever district or town I've done field work. I can't say that it hurt or helped for me to have pulled those all-nighters, but it is certainly taking a toll on the candidates in Iowa.
From The NY Times:
“We had 300 people outside, literally freezing to death,” Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton marveled on Tuesday before a crowd in Iowa City. (No deaths were reported, in fact.)
“I won’t remember Iowans,” Mitt Romney declared in Altoona the other day before his wife, Ann, corrected him. (He meant that he would “never forget” Iowans.)
Mike Huckabee offered his “apologies” last week over the killing of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan. (He meant “sympathies,” his campaign clarified.)
Those are just a few examples from the last few days. Richardson blames his gaffe saying being gay was a choice due to a long flight. And of course we all remember the infamous Dean scream that the media continuously hammered him on (and some still do). Edwards just finished pulling an all-nighter through the Hawkeye state, with events at 2:15 and 5:15 in the morning. Thankfully for the JRE campaign, nothing has been noted by the press. If he can hold it together through the day, he can get at least a little well deserved rest after the caucus results come in tonight.
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